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J. GENG.

HAIR FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNE15. 1918.

l ,306, 589 Patented June 10, 1919.

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, -UNITED ,sr 'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

' JACOB Guns, or BBINKMAN, MONTANA.

To all whom 2'25 may concern: Be itknown that I, JAooB GENG, a citizen of the United States,,residingatBrinkman, inthecounty of Hill, State ofMon tana, have invented a'newand useful Hair Fastener; and I dohereby declare the fol lowing to be a full, clear,and exact ClBSCIlP? tion of the invention, such as, will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the samep' '1 The present. invention relates to ',a .hair

fastening device, and'ha's for its object to,

provide 'a hair. supporting bar which embodies novel features, ofconstruction: whereby the hair at the back of the head can be quickly dressed in an attractive manner without necessitating .the use of more than one or two hairpins, thereby saving much time and annoyance asv well' as the expensev incident to the use of large numbers of hairp ns and similar devices. V.

character which is simple and inexpensive in which is not liable to become accidentally disengaged from the hair when in operative position, and which provides an attractive way for dressing the hair at the back of the head.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a human head in which a hair fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention is utilized for dressing the hair at the back of the head, the hair fastener being-shown in the position initially assumed whenwinding the hair into a coil and before the'fastener is rotated into engagement with the back of the head.

Fig. 2 is a view of the back of the head after the fastener has been rotated into its final position, showing the hair fastener and the manner of dressing the hair in connection therewith;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 105 1919. Applicatign'filed- June 15,1918. Seria1 No.240,143.-

is in the formcof an elongated baivl which 1 may be conveniently formed ofsheet material said bar being of a sufficient-length to extend across the back of the head, and being curved longitudinally so that it will con"- form to the shape .of the headand engage thesaine when it is in operativeposition. One end of the bar is pointed. at 2 and provided at points immediately adjacent thereto with side. notches providing laterally provjecting arms 3 which niay'engage and inter- Further objects of the inventionare to provide a hair fastening device of this lock with the hair when the fastener is in operative position. The opposite end of: the fastener is notched at l, the sides of the notches being pointed and extended laterally so as to provide prongs 5 which may interlock and engage with the hair when the bar is in its final position. The middle portion of the bar is provided with side flanges 6 which are returned to provide rounded edges adapted to rotate freely through a coil or twist of hair without catching in the hair and pulling or tearing the same. At intervals throughout the length of the bar projections 7 may be pressed outwardly therefrom, alternate projections being arranged upon opposite sides of the bar. These projections preferably have rounded noses and sharp edges which would'cut or tear the hair are avoided.

In utilizing the fastener for dressing the hair, the bar is initially applied to the back of the head in a substantially horizontal position, but with the convex instead of the concave side thereof facing toward the head. In other words, the initial position of the bar is exactly the reverse of the final position thereof, the ends of the bar curving rearwardly in opposite directions away from the head, as indicated by Fig. 1. The hair is wrapped or twisted one or more times around the middle of the bar, as indicated at A, and then wound in a coil between the bar and the back of the head, as indicated at B. This can be readily accomplished,

since the ends of the bar are curved rearwardly away from the back of the head and serve to direct the hair into proper position as 1t is being colled. The ends ofthe hair may either be finally fastened by one or-two hairpins, or drawn tightly into position without the use of hairpins. After the hair has thus been coiled, as indicated by Fig. 1, the bar 1 is rotated about a longitudinal axis and the curved ends thereof brought into position at opposite sides of the head, as indicated by Fig. 2. The rounded edges provided by the flanges 6 enable the hair fastener to be rotated inthis manner without cutting or pulling the hair, and after the bar has been rotated into final position the arms 3 and prongs 5 at opposite ends thereof can be worked into the strands of the hair so as to hold the bar in proper position. The pro3ect10ns 7 also assist in engaging the hair to support it in the necessary manner. An'

attractive manner ofdressing the hair is thus provided, and the annoyance and expense which is incident to the use of a large number of hairpins is avoided.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is

1. A hair fastener including an elongated bar adapted to extend transversely across the back of the head and curved longitudinally to conform to the shape of the head, the middle portion of the bar being formed bar adapted to extend transversely across the back of' the head and curved longitudinally to conform to the shape'of the head, the middle portion ofthe bar being provided with side flanges which are returned to form rounded edges so that the bar can be rotated about a longitudinal axis to bring the ends thereof into positionatopposite sides of the head after the hair has'been wrapped around the middle portion thereof, the said ends of the bar being provided with hair engaging prongs, while lateral projections are pro- .vided at intervals throughout the length of the bar.

In testimony whereof I- have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB GENG.

Witnesses ()TTO M. Rise, CQJ. GORDER.

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